IND vs SA T20: India dominates in the third T20 in Dharamshala, bowls out South Africa for 117.

New Delhi : In the third T20 match being played at the beautiful Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala, the Indian bowlers performed brilliantly and restricted South Africa to only 117 runs. Team India won the toss and decided to bowl first, which proved to be completely correct. From the very beginning, the Indian bowlers maintained pressure on the African batsmen and did not give them a chance to play freely.

African top order collapsed in powerplay itself
South Africa’s innings had a very bad start. In the very first over, Arshdeep Singh sent Reeza Hendricks to the pavilion. After this, Harshit Rana dismissed the dangerous Quinton de Kock without opening the account in his first over. De Kock had scored a brilliant half-century in the last match, but this time he looked completely helpless in front of the Indian fast bowlers. Harshit also dismissed Dewald Brevis in the next over, due to which South Africa’s score became three wickets for 7 runs.

Markram showed a fighting innings
After the initial setbacks, South Africa’s innings completely faltered. Tristan Stubbs and Corbin Bosch also could not stay at the crease for long. However, captain Aiden Markram played a struggling innings while handling one end. He scored 61 runs in 46 balls and tried to take the team to a respectable score. Apart from Markram, Donovan Ferreira contributed 20 runs and Enrich Nortje contributed 12 runs. Apart from these, no batsman could cross double figures, which shows the strength of Indian bowling.

Varun Chakraborty’s magic in the middle overs
In the middle overs, Varun Chakraborty completely stopped the run pace of the South African batsmen. He took two important wickets while giving just 11 runs in four overs. In front of his tight bowling, the batsmen seemed unable to play shots freely. With this performance, Varun Chakravarthy has joined the exclusive list of bowlers who have taken 50 wickets in the fewest balls in T20 cricket, where only names like Kuldeep Yadav, Ajantha Mendis and Wanindu Hasaranga are ahead of him.

Kuldeep Yadav’s special contribution on his birthday
‘Birthday boy’ Kuldeep Yadav also performed impressively in the match. He bowled only two overs, but took two important wickets in these overs. Kuldeep’s variety and precise line-length kept the African batsmen completely captivated. Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana also strengthened the fast bowling department by taking two wickets each.

Indian bowling made a strong base
Overall, with the help of collective effort, the Indian bowlers restricted South Africa to 117 runs. The balanced performance of both the pace and spin departments went in favor of India. Now chasing this score is considered easy for Team India, but no situation can be taken lightly in T20 cricket. This performance of Indian bowlers in Dharamshala will be remembered for a long time.